Platts Harris confirms closure of Darley site

• Platts Harris in advanced negotiations to sell to the Russell Group
• Agreement expected to be finalised by end of October

Platts Harris has announced that the company will be selling their ‘interests, goodwill and assets’ to the Russell Group.

A statement on their website says that it is expected that a full agreement will be finalised by the end of October.

The statement goes on to say “Extremely sadly, we also have to announce that is it proposed as part of this consolidation within the Russell’s Group for the closure of our Darley site and the proposed relocation of a number of employees to Russell’s Ag at Cubley”.

The statement ends by thanking their customers:  “Our sincere gratitude to you for your friendship, professionalism and business relationship that we have enjoyed with many for you for generations, we hope this will continue for many years with Russell’s Ag.”